You said...

"but remember TI started doin it to everybody n the kitchen-sink"...

That brings to mind "The embeded kernel?", which helped make TI the king of the hill...

And for that TI was supposed to send business the way of EDIG...

Sure sounds like "Back to the future"!. Or, was this Woody's plan all along?...oNLY THE shadow knows...Lol...Lol...

Gil...